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  • Forum Europa 2025 Speakers
    Celebrating 25 years, New Economy Forum renews Forum Europa's commitment to exchanging ideas that strengthen the Union in 2026

    Back in September, New Economy Forum began the celebration of its XXV Anniversary with a special ceremony, where they proudly presented the Forum Europa Prize to Mr. António Costa, President of the European Council. 

  • Ms. Ekaterina Zaharieva
    The EU will launch a multi-million fund to produce "world champions" in technological revolutions

    The European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, highlighted on Friday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that the EU will launch the “Scale Up Europe Fund”, a multi-million euro initiative aimed at investing in the most promising European companies in strategic sectors of “deep tech” or disruptive technologies. The aim is to create "world champions" in advanced technologies.

    Zaharieva made this announcement at an informative meeting organised by New Economy Forum in the EU capital, where she explained that the new public-private fund will have €1 billion from the 'Horizon Europe' programme, while another €5 billion is expected to be raised from private investors.

  • Ms. Ekaterina Zaharieva
    The Commissioner for Innovation calls on the EU to "attract global talent" for AI

    The European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, defended on Friday at the Forum Europa in Brussels the need for Europe to become "a magnet for global talent" in artificial intelligence and pointed out that "we should invest heavily in AI" to maintain the continent's competitiveness.

    Zaharieva addressed this issue at an informative meeting organised by New Economy Forum in the EU capital, where she stated that the EU's growth in artificial intelligence covers various aspects.

    She said that "it is not just about models, it is also related to industry" and highlighted that Europe has "very promising" AI start-ups that are developing "unique models".

  • Ms. Ekaterina Zaharieva
    Brussels calls for more women in innovation to avoid losing half the talent on the continent

    The European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, defended on Friday at the Forum Europa in Brussels the need to increase women's participation in the EU's innovation sector so as not to "lose half of our continent's talent" in a context of "demographic crisis".

    At an informative meeting organised by New Economy Forum in the EU capital, Zaharieva addressed the main challenges facing the European research and innovation ecosystem, including greater participation by women in this field.

    Zaharieva acknowledged that "the data is not positive" in terms of women's participation in innovation, despite the fact that "women outnumber men" when "they graduate and become doctors, exceeding 50%".

  • Ms. Ekaterina Zaharieva
    The EU wants to be the home of scientific freedom and innovation

    The European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, said on Friday at the  Forum Europa in Brussels that the EU must become "the home of scientific freedom" and "a beacon for the world", where innovation can "flourish and prosper".
     
    Zaharieva addressed this issue at an informative meeting organised by New Economy Forum in the EU capital, where she stated that "scientists must be free to ask the big questions, without being limited by anyone's agenda".
     
    The Bulgarian commissioner said that "the freedom of expression and scientific freedom that we value so much are under threat" in the current context, which is why she considered it essential for Europe to position itself as a global leader in these areas.